Or, if all else fails use a tripod. Kenneth Waller
----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Franklin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, November 29, 2004 7:57 PM Subject: Re: PESO - Coming in for a landing > On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 23:01:26 +0200, Boris Liberman wrote: > > > 300x2x1.5 = 900 mm of focal length. So you can handhold this... > > Do tell me how. I cannot handhold F 70-210 at 210 mm and 1/250 sec > > - the shake is evident... > > Try shooting lessons, if that's something that's reasonable where you > live. The same techniques that make for accurate firearms shooting > also work for photo shooting. Reduce stimulants like caffeine. Take a > breath, let out half, hold, take the shot, resume normal breathing. > Stroke the shutter release instead of punching it; it should be a > surprise when the shutter actually releases. Proper support, whether > monopod or "binding" your elbows to some other large bone, like your > femur at the inside of your knees (sitting position, obviously). You > can rest your elbows on your rib cage if you're doing the > half-hold-breathe technique above. And, above all, lots of practice. > > TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ > >
